Summary of the current situation with nitrous oxide, established risks and responses from the report by @EMCDDA now available in seven additional languages 🇪🇸🇩🇪🇳🇱🇱🇹🇩🇰🇫🇷🇵🇹 check links below 👇

"Weed or spice? Just ask the bioassay!" - Axelle Timmerman Nice and valuable collaboration for quick screening of numerous seized samples. #beswd Sciensano Christophe Stove

Toxicology ➡️ risk assessment ➡️ Education/prevention. Margot.Balcaen presenting on another nice #bewsd collaboration. 🙏🙏🙏 AZ Delta, UZ Gent, az groeninge & VAD #tiaft2023 Sciensano

Presenting 2 #BEWSD projects (2 more by Margot.Balcaen), catching up with long time no see The Toxicological Society of Belgium and Luxembour colleagues, science-filled days and too short nights... #TIAFT2023 you've been good!!! Ciao! 👋🇮🇹✈️ #toxicology #illicitdrugs TIAFT Sciensano

Always happy to share the latest on the Belgian drug market with colleagues. Many thanks for the invite The Toxicological Society of Belgium and Luxembour! #BEWSD

#HighResNPS up and running in its new home 🏠 (under #TIAFT) umbrella ☂️. highresnps.com (you may need to update your bookmarks)

I had the honour of representing Sciensano and Belgium at the UN Office on Drugs & Crime expert meeting on #syntheticdrugs. We talked about multilateralism, counternarcotic capacity, early warning and prevention. The key message: drugs know no borders, why should we?! #collaborate #preventnotheal

📅 30/04/2024 - BLT General Assembly and Mini-Symposium on New Synthetic Opioids! A collaboration between The Toxicological Society of Belgium and Luxembour and UGent Pharmacy 🗒️ We invite you to send your abstracts before April 1. ✍️Registration and info on our website: blt.be/2024/01/31/blt…

Many thanks for the upright and honest talk Terzake Annelies Beck. @#BEWSD network, the alert of Jan 2023 still holds (mostly). Find it on our portal. ^^ Also there, more info on the #cathinones #drugsituation in general. As always happy to help with any questions/updates!

Cocaïnegebruik in België neemt toe terwijl het gebruik van heroïne afneemt. Cannabis blijft de meest gebruikte illegale drug. Raadpleeg het volledige rapport 👇 sciensano.be/nl/pershoek/co…

📅 Symposium Drugs - 21 mei in RADar AZ Delta Een programma over beleid, preventie en hulpverlening voor en door professionals uit het veld, met oa Charlotte Colman 💣 😭 , Lieven Wostyn & Maarten Degreef. Een organisatie van stadroeselare , Labo Toxicologie AZ Delta en CGG Largo

Guess a HUGE thank you to the #BEWSD network is definitely in order!!! Look out for our presentation at the The Toxicological Society of Belgium and Luxembour Spring meeting for more details on these numbers.

We have 2 exciting new projects coming up and are looking for junior scientists to join our team. Interested? 👉Drug incident network: jobs.sciensano.be/content/jobpag… 👉Drug policy at events: jobs.sciensano.be/content/jobpag…

An important update on #drugs and #drugtrends in Europe. Want to compare this to the Belgium-specific drug situation? 👇 sciensano.be/nl/biblio/drug…

Know you can do this better than we can? GREAT!!! You might just be the communications officer we are looking for! #Vacancy open now! Sciensano #jobs #illicitdrugs NL: jobs.sciensano.be/content/jobpag… FR: jobs.sciensano.be/content/jobpag…

For 30 years, we've provided independent scientific evidence and analysis in the field of drugs. Now, it's time to say goodbye to the EMCDDA and welcome the EUDA. We'll continue our important work, our new focus will be strengthening the European Union’s preparedness on drugs.

📝 Help Sciensano om een beter inzicht te krijgen over jouw druggebruik, want de beste informatie komt van jou! Heb jij drugs gebruikt in het afgelopen jaar? Neem dan enkele minuutjes de tijd om onze vragen te beantwoorden! 👇 ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runne…

Did you attend any Belgian festivals this summer ? 🎉🎶 Festivals are a great chance to let go… But sometimes, we push our limits 🍻💊 Participate in our anonymous survey now and help us improve public health measures in party environments 👉 surveys.sciensano.be/index.php/5277…

Be part of the debate! 👨‍⚖️ What do you understand as having a good time? 🥳🍻💊 And how can we make it safe for everyone?

Vorige week organiseerde de Drugs unit van Sciensano rondetafelgesprekken in het kader van het UPBEAT-project. Dit initiatief onderzoekt #drugsgebruik, #veiligheid en #gezondheidsmaatregelen op #muziekfestivals in België. 🎵 Deze sessies brachten de belangrijkste stakeholders